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Published: 2004-02-14 12:42:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 134559; Favourites: 3103; Downloads: 41163
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EDIT: Tweaked Hand detail, and the Rifle. It faces toward the direction of fire that destroy(ed) his wingman [who is now 'safely' bailed out', parachute about to deply]...EDIt 2 -sigh-:Tweaked Colours for fun cause the first edit was screwed by DA
bitched me throughout the process of getting it online, many thanks to him, the turdburglar
4 Hours Photoshop 6, airbrush tool [or, " what started as a 15 min personal paintover practice"]
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Please PLEASE VIEW this masterful work by airbrush guru Dru Blair, it is what i referenced for the pic, after which i totally defaced it
(little to no semblance to the original remain, esp with respect to the 'tomcat' which the Valkyrie really isnt) [link] <-- VIEW OR DIE
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semi-Fanboy alert! I dig macross! Also, i dont dig intakes tilting about the nosecone, i think thats just retarded and should have never been worked into the macross animated series, this is my take of how the GERWALK mode works
it slides OFF the engine housing, then locks and rotates, relying on thrust vectoring to keep it stable and aloft. Also, i added the Harrier's mini nozzles on the wingtips ( i forgot what they called them)PS: oh and my version
hope you all like!
ALL HAIL SHOJI KAWAMORI FOR THE GREATEST MECHA DESIGN IMHO
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Comments: 1047
looks great mate :'D
loved this piece ever since it was uploaded *before i even had a DevArt*
This looks like crossover of Β a Macross fighter and a F14 Tomcat
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This is an absolutely incredible piece! I this take onΒ a Macross Gerwalk! It's a very powerful piece. Very dramatic and exciting! 
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I always loved stuff like this. I know it's been years, but it's still beautiful.
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You're very welcome! I really admire your talent!
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stunning work, kind a Robotech/Macross-inspired style!
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its literally a homage..
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You're not the only person who loves Macross, after all it hasn't stayed in the top 50 anime for over 30 years for nothing. It stayed #1 for a decade until Akira knocked it out of that slot and even though it's become somewhat obscure it never seems to lack the ability to make lifelong hardcore fans out of people who who have barely watched it. I plan on making a costume of the ship itself, full detail including two different sets of arms(ARMD's and the Daedalus/prometius complete with Destroids in the Daedalud which will open with a similar mechanism as those grabbing claws) and the twin booms dropping, "sparks" lighting up from fiber optic bundles flashing along the middle of the booms, and a pair of hidden headlights in the boom tips for when the cannon fires. I already know that I will have to use the large shoulder mounts to hide where I make it tall enough to not have to modify the top for my head and the lower rim around the thrusters is going to have to move up and down to hide my feet when I walk. The hardest part will be getting all the little details in, but by keeping the top, bottom, and arms separate and allowing for the booms to be removable and starting with those for the top it should turn out excellent. Then I can work on two or three battroids, which won't be even remotely as big a pain as the Macross would be to build.
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That sounds like one serious built project my friend... will you be sharing your progress on DA or anywhere else on the web?
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Never thought of doing that. But now that you mention it, I might just. The whole thing will consist of at least four separate builds. The Legs being the easiest as the hardest part would be making "thrusters" that I can use as shoes if I really want to go THAT into detail, pipe welded together with a plate attached and a loop for my shoes should so it. but I'm thinking having the blast shields moveable so that when I lift my feet the rim will drop slightly and when I step down they will raise some would be much simpler.
The leg piece would go up to just under my rib cage. The second being the top, since the "shoulders" on the macross are quite bulky I was planning on having my arms come out just above the lowest part of the cowling and making it so that the cowling will swivel giving the illusion that my shoulders are actually higher, this should give me just enough head space to get the bridge fitted to the top.
The booms I would first build the structure out of something light, just strong enough to hold the fiber optic cables, the halogen lamps, and the light system that would give off the special effects, perhaps even a speaker. I'll tie it into a battery hidden in the back of the top or the legs, maybe both.
The Arms will have the wiring tie-ins for the booms and perhaps even a few audio tracks, the ARMDS will have a bar with buttons I can press to lower/raise the booms, fire, and play the audio tracks. The ships of course will have similar buttons, the Prometius will have a claw grabber function that I can use with my fingers, and tumb switched for boom controls, the Deadalus will have a similar setup only instead of closing the claw it instead opens the top, lowers the ramp, I'll use several Battle Tech minis for the Destroids, and a thumb button for some kind of special effect, don't think I'll have any music controls though. Maybe I'll use a frosted plexy on the Daedalus and have a second thumb button that lights up the front of it green.
The whole thing will be made from corrugated plastic board cut so that the corrugation can be hidden with a few hidden nylon straps and maybe some metal work, most likely aluminum, it's stronger than you would guess. I'm debating between the motors and mounts for the Booms whether I want it to be Cam driven or Pulley driven, one will require a bit extra wiring but give me better control over the raising and lowering as it will only be moved one way or the other, the other will make things simpler, but I'll have to lower the booms all the way before they raise back up again and vice versa, either way they are both going into the top with only an anchor for them inside the booms. As for Seeing, well, I'm debating between having hidden peep holes and a periscope, I'm going to have to play around with that one. As for the Arms, the ARMDS give me the advantage of being able to use my hands and more features, but my lower arms and hands will be visible, the Ships will hide my hands, but I won't be able to use my hands other than to control the special effects.
As for the typical heat costumes tend to have, I also planned several vents and fans powered by the batteries so circulate air through the costume, I might even go so far as to use life hacker or instructable to make a mini A/C, hide a few home brew solar panels, and perhaps even insert a camel pouch in the front through which I can sip a nice beverage when I get thirsty.
Yeah, I know, lots of work, but it will be SO worth it. I could see all of my fellow fans jumping in surprise and getting all giddy with googley eyes and drooling little kid expressions, and all the new age wanna be-s looking at it and thinking "Whoa, what kind of bad-ass show is that from?" Sadly I don't think I'll be able to wear it more than a couple of times, the next one I'd make would be the YF-19, either that or the VF-1J Skull Leader, perhaps the VF-4 Lightning III, obscure I know but still worth it, I may also do a version each Zentran and Maeltran battle armors. When I do those though I'm going to brush up on my Zentradi so that I may fluently speak it once again(I'm kinda rusty), I could just see the Kilingon cosplayers giving me funny looks, but for as similar as the two races are in ideals and the amount of real world extras like language(though Zentran was done by the show creators and Klingon was done by the fans) the Zentradi would still so kick the crud out of the Klingons, even at Miclone size.
Well, I hope I didn't bore you with my planning details fro the whole thing. I'm mostly waiting on the funds to build it. I estimate that it will run me between $300 and $1500 to build this costume depending on how much I ultimately want to put into and get out of it. When I'm done I might just auction the thing off, either that or turn it into a statue for my living room and use it during special events.
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You really should post some of your creations here on DA, they sound wonderful!
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Haven't made any of them yet, so far the majority of my creations has been with the written word, but when I make these costumes I'll certainly keep in mind that I need to share them.
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AWESOMENESS!!! again, HAIL KAWAMORI-SAMA FOR HIS MECHA AND VALKYRIE DESIGNS!!!
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OH MAN!!!..I hope, if ever the gods of Robotechnology gaze kindly upon us, Macross fans, that when the real live movie is finally complete, their mechas look at least remotely alike to what you did here...man, that would be SO AWESOME!!!..I remember watching this show with mom, and we both love it so much, that when the last episode of the first war was announced, it was the only one day in my life, when she allowed me to stay at home, and skip school, so we could see it together...and it was the BEST DAY EVER!!...yes, HAIL-KAWAMORI-SAN!!..BANZAI!!...and your work ROCKS!!!..
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OH MAN!!!..I hope, if ever the gods of Robotechnology gaze kindly upon us, Macross fans, that when the real live movie is finally complete, their mechas look at least remotely alike to what you did here...man, that would be SO AWESOME!!!..I remember watching this show with mom, and we both love it so much, that when the last episode of the first war was announced, it was the only one day in my life, when she allowed me to stay at home, and skip school, so we could see it together...and it was the BEST DAY EVER!!...yes, HAIL-KAWAMORI-SAN!!..BANZAI!!...and your work ROCKS!!!..
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never did get into the Macross series but loved the original Robotech series that spawned it and this reminds me of when the shit first hit the fan on the SDF1 launch day love it!
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I think you got it backwards thee. Macross spawned Robotech. Harmony gold took Macross, Mospeda, and Southern Cross and put them together and tried to tie the stories together to make Robotech. Too bad Harmony Gold thinks they own it, I certainly hope Studio Nue wins the ongoing court wars and we can FINALLY get more Macross over here without having to pirate it. Don't get me wrong it's cool to have free stuff, but I WANT to give my $ to Macross! Would't surprise me if the creators are actually the ones supporting the pirating of their show to countries that can't get it because of Harmony Gold, it would fit perfectly right into the overall mindset of their higher ups. After all, Macross is made to be enjoyed, not necessarily for profit, and even so if people didn't pirate it in places that it otherwise cannot be seen, then you just lost an entire market of customers who are now willing to import your merchandise.
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that was indeed an awesome moment 
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"Please PLEASE VIEW this masterful work by airbrush guru Dru Blair, it is what i referenced for the pic, after which i totally defaced it (little to no semblance to the original remain, esp with respect to the 'tomcat' which the Valkyrie really isnt)"
I saw this so long ago and it's been an occassional resident of my desktop. I was looking through some other pics and saw the reference pic you had and thought, it looked a lot like it. I think you did it justice (if f-14s were equipped with reactors and a transformation system
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absolutely. Shoji Kawamori truly did it justice, wouldn't you say? Personally, I love the SU-xx Flanker series the most. Followed by the Tomcat. Those 2 are truly a sight to behold!
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Hail, hail! If only the original Robotech was thts cool
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this is Robotech all the way good work!
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Mate you should a tutorial of a quick one, to see how you do these awesome brushing!
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This is awsome did you make them up or are they from some where?
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Excellent Job! Efecta presented with interesting camera)
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yesyesyesyesyesyes. YOU HIT THE SPOT BUDDY. great painting
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This is a really nice piece. I love the Jet/Mech combo. Its very original looking,which is awesome considering how many mech creations have already been tapped out.
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hardly original my friend. Its a total homage to the cult anime, Macross. But thank you anyway
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ah...my mistake. Its still a very nice piece though.
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